Attachment for corsets.



S. E. McCREARY.

ATTACHMENT FOR CORSETS.

, APPLICATION FILED 0.61.18. 19!?- 1,258,028. Patented Mar. 5,1918;

WZTNESSLIS I I I 1 VENTOR W f UNITED STAS PATENT OFFICE.

SARAH E. MQGREARY, 0F HIGHLAND, KANSAS.

ATTACHMENT FOR CORSETS.

Application filed October is, 1917.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH E. MGCREARY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Highland, in the county of Doniphan and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachmentsfor Corsets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in an improved attachment forcorsets and more particularly to means for adjusting and controlling thecorsets,one object of my invention being to provide a garment supportingdevice attachable to the leg of the wearer and to the lower portion ofthe corset in such manner as to hold the corset down to proper place andprevent the same from flaring upwardly 'or outwardly, withoutdiscomfiture to the wearer during the various movements of the legs andbody when walking or in 'a sitting position.

A further object is to so construct the device as to avoid possibilityof cramping or pinching any part of the leg; so that it will not tend toretard proper blood circulation, and so that it will serve the doublepurpose of properly holding the corsets in .place, preventing the samefrom pulling up or flaring, and also act as an efficient hose supporter.

It is to be understood that my improved.

garment supporting device will be used in pairs so as to be employed onboth legs of the wearer, but it will suflice'to illustrate and describeone device only.

In the' drawing, a portion of a leg represented at 1 and the lowerportion vof a corset is shown at 2.

3 represents a pad which is made in such shape as to 'beladaptable tothe leg under or behind the knee,the respective ends of said pad beingpreferably made with two edges 4-5 disposed at an abtuse angle toSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

Serial No. 197,247.

each other. To the edges 4 at respective ends of the pad, the lower endsof check straps 6, are secured. These check straps may be made ofelastic fabric and may be provided with adjusting means as indicated at7 and at their upper ends, they are provided with attaching means 8 forconnecand are removably connected by a suitable fastening device 13. Oneor both of these straps may be provided with a suitable adjusting slide14.

It will be observed that the pull of the corsets will be transmitteddirectly to the pad 3 by the check straps 6 and that the strain thuscoming upon the pad 'will be The straps 9, 9, and,

transmitted to the anchor band below the lmee of the leg. It will alsobe apparent that 'the straps 12, which form a partial band partlyencircling the leg above the knee, will hold the check or pull'straps inproper position and at times. when the strain on the check or pullstraps is great, the partial band formed by the straps 12 will assist insustaining such strain.

My improvements will operate effectually to hold the corset in place andprevent it from flaring, without discomfort to the wearer, and the hosewill also be held properl in place.

l laving fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A device of the character described,

comprising a pad "adaptable for application to the leg of the wearerbehind the knee, check straps secured to the end portions of said padand. adaptablefor connection with the lower portion 20f a corset, ananchor member secured to the ends of the pad and forming therewith ananchor band to engage the leg of the wearer below the knee, and a strapconnecting the check straps and adapted to partly encircle the leg abovethe knee.

2. A device of the character described,

comprising a pad adaptable for application adapted to partly encirclethe leg of the 10 to the leg of a wearer behind the knee, check wearerabove the knee.

straps secured to the ends of the pad and In testimony whereof, I havesigned this extending upwardly therefrom for attachspecification in thepresence of two subscribment to a corset, anchor straps secured to ingwitnesses.

the ends of the pad, means for removably SARAH E.:MC CREARY.' connectingsaid anchor straps below the knee Witnesses: of the wearer, andremovably connected F. M. MINIER,

' straps connected with the check straps and ED.;C. FAos'r.

